A multifunction machine, piece of equipment, building, or room is designed to have several different uses, not only one. The classic picture is a multifunction printer: it prints, copies, scans, and sometimes sends a fax, all in one box. A multifunction hall might hold a meeting in the morning and a class at night.

A multifunction machine, piece of equipment, building, or room一台機器、一個設備、一棟建築物，或一個房間，只要是multifunction is designed to have several different uses就是被設計成有好幾種不同用途, not only one而不是只有一種。 The classic picture is a multifunction printer最經典的例子是multifunction印表機: it prints, copies, scans, and sometimes sends a fax它能列印、影印、掃描，有時候還能傳真, all in one box全部塞在同一台機器裡。 A multifunction hall一個multifunction的廳 might hold a meeting in the morning and a class at night可能早上開會、晚上上課。

The word is at home on product boxes and in building plans. It often sits in front of a noun: a multifunction device, a multifunction display in a car.

The word is at home on product boxes and in building plans這個詞常出現在產品包裝盒和建築設計圖上。 It often sits in front of a noun它常常放在名詞前面: a multifunction device像a multifunction device（多功能裝置）, a multifunction display in a car或車上的multifunction display（多功能顯示幕）。

You will also hear multifunctional, which is the same idea with a longer adjective shape. Both are fine; shops like the shorter multifunction on a label.

You will also hear multifunctional你也會聽到multifunctional這個字, which is the same idea with a longer adjective shape意思一樣，只是形容詞的形狀比較長。 Both are fine兩個都可以用; shops like the shorter multifunction on a label但商家標籤上比較愛用短一點的multifunction。

As a noun on its own, multifunction is less common in everyday talk — people name the thing (“the printer”) more than they name “a multifunction.” The sense you need is the designed-for-several-uses one.

As a noun on its own當它單獨當名詞用時, multifunction is less common in everyday talk在日常對話裡比較少見 — people name the thing (“the printer”)大家會直接說那個東西的名字（像「印表機」） more than they name “a multifunction.”比較少會說「一台multifunction」。 The sense you need is the designed-for-several-uses one你需要知道的意思，就是「設計來有多種用途」這個意思。

It does not mean “this thing works” (that is function as a verb). It means “this thing was built to do more than one job.”

It does not mean它不是在說 “this thing works”「這東西能運作」的意思 (that is function as a verb)（那是function當動詞用的意思）。 It means它的意思是 “this thing was built to do more than one job.”「這東西被造出來，就是要能做不只一件事」。